29.10.2026 16:54
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made a statement regarding the payments to be made in the fund investigation. Yılmaz said, "Payments up to 1 million lira related to the extraordinary liquidation will begin as of Friday through İş Bankası and Ziraat Bankası."
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz participated in the discussions on the overall text of the “2027 Central Government Budget Law Proposal and 2025 Central Government Final Account Law Proposal” at the Plan and Budget Committee.
“PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO 71,899 ACCOUNTS AS OF TODAY”
Answering lawmakers’ questions here, Yılmaz shared the following information regarding payments from the funds decided to be liquidated: “Payments of up to 1 million lira related to the extraordinary liquidation will begin as of Friday through İş Bankası and Ziraat Bankası. As of October 23, a total of 68 billion lira was paid to 93 funds and 71,899 accounts. These processes are ongoing.”
“WE PRIORITIZED OUR PENSIONERS IN OUR 2027 BUDGET”
Emphasizing that they gave priority to pensioners in the 2027 budget, Yılmaz said, “We prioritized our pensioners in our 2027 budget. We prepared this budget based on providing our pensioners with an opportunity above the increase that will come with inflation.”
Explaining that a new regulation for pensioners is being worked on, Yılmaz said, “In general, we continue our technical work regarding our pensioners. We have not yet completed it. We are carefully evaluating alternatives. With an approach that observes fairness and justice, we will make every effort and use our means for our pensioners to achieve better conditions. Technical work is ongoing. After the budget work is completed, we will mature the technical work and bring this work to Parliament.”
Stating that Turkey’s economy is progressing on solid foundations, Yılmaz said, “No matter what anyone says, Turkey’s economy continues on its path in a healthy way. The foundations of our economy are solid. While global growth was 3.5 percent, our growth was 5 percent.”
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN HAD SAID “PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS WILL ACCELERATE”
In a statement at the AK Party’s Group Meeting in Parliament, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had stated that payments to investors in the liquidated funds would be accelerated.
Also noting that the process is not limited to making payments to investors, President Erdoğan underlined that those who obtain unfair and excessive profits through manipulation must account for it before the judiciary.
MINISTER GÜRLEK: VOLUNTARY RETURN DOES NOT ELIMINATE LEGAL LIABILITY
In his statement regarding the fund investigation, Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek had stated that their priorities were to protect the rights of good-faith investors and ensure justice.
Gürlek, conveying that the legal nature of the voluntary returns made would be meticulously examined, had said that the situation in question would not by itself eliminate the legal liability of natural or legal persons.